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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Jan 6

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

896 head

▼ 471 vs last sale 1,367▼ 314 vs year ago 1,210 · −26.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 111▼ 211 vs year ago 296 · −71.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

231 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 312▲ 69 vs year ago 162 · +42.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As compared to the last sale of 2024 feeder steers and heifers sold Steady. Slaughter cows sold 6-12 Higher, and slaughter bulls sold 3-7 Higher. There was a group of 50 open tiger stripe F1 heifers avj. 500lbs-650lbs that sold in groups of 5-10 head @ $2,500-3,500 per head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.78/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −112.03 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$304.78

48 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$15.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.02

vs MS average

−37.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	314.00	1,768	20
Medium and Large 1	573	298.19	1,709	28

One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $59 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale48 hd

304.78

—

MS average7 barns · 165 hd

294.76

+10.02

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−37.30

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

−112.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $336.56, median $416.81 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,786	158.17	2,824	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	127.85	1,310	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	126.70	1,410	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	113.20	1,033	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$2,042	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,350	12
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	575	$3,065	50

Every lot

44 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	408.26/cwt	400.00–415.00	910	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	408.12/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,114	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	407.95/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,522	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	381	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,486	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	382.90/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,620	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	426	351.00/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,495	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	318.10/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,505	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	491	311.73/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,531	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,768	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	298.19/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,709	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,644	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	272.59/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,698	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	255.22/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,707	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	255.58/cwt	253.00–258.00	1,720	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	230.16/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,664	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,781	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	230.15/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,779	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	858	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,973	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	925	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,869	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,043	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,107	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	341	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,091	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	310.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,159	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	407	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,262	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	300.53/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,271	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	292.24/cwt	282.00–308.00	1,374	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	283.10/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,339	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	248.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,265	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	250.43/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,310	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,473	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	249.14/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,552	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	251.17/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,595	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	148.67/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,569	4
Bulls	—	—	1,778	155.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,770	6
Bulls	—	—	1,820	164.71/cwt	160.00–168.50	2,998	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	107.05/cwt	102.00–111.50	856	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	127.85/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,310	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	124.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,278	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	119.34/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,223	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	130.74/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,684	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	575	3,065.22/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,065	50
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,350.00/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,350	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,020.00/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	2,020	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,340	2,438.20/head	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,438	2

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Mon Jan 6, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 896Last week 1,367Year ago 1,210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 111Year ago 296

Replacement CattleReceipts 231Last week 312Year ago 162

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	400.00–415.00	408.26
4	250–300	273	400.00–415.00	408.12
6	350–400	373	400.00–415.00	407.95
32	400–450	423	375.00–390.00	382.90
18	450–500	473	305.00–330.00	318.10
28	550–600	573	280.00–315.00	298.19
8	600–650	623	270.00–275.00	272.59
8	650–700	673	253.00–258.00	255.58
2	700–750	723	225.00–235.00	230.16
6	750–800	773	225.00–235.00	230.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	390.00	390.00
25	400–450	426	330.00–385.00	351.00
9	450–500	491	305.00–320.00	311.73
20	550–600	563	314.00	314.00
4	600–650	609	270.00	270.00
7	650–700	669	253.00–258.00	255.22
6	750–800	758	235.00	235.00
4	850–900	858	230.00	230.00
3	900–950	925	202.00	202.00
2	1000–1050	1,043	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	407	310.00	310.00
10	450–500	470	282.00–308.00	292.24
10	500–550	510	240.00–260.00	248.00
8	550–600	580	254.00	254.00
13	600–650	635	245.00–253.00	251.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	373	300.00–320.00	310.60
12	400–450	423	290.00–310.00	300.53
14	450–500	473	270.00–295.00	283.10
14	500–550	523	240.00–260.00	250.43
14	600–650	623	245.00–253.00	249.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	50	—	575	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,065.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,125	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,125	1,750.00–2,200.00	2,020.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,340	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,438.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	122.00–132.00	127.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,288	127.00–134.00	130.74
12	—	1,025	120.00–128.00	124.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	117.00–121.00	119.34
4	—	800	102.00–111.50	107.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,728	147.00–150.00	148.67
6	—	1,778	150.00–160.00	155.77
8	—	1,820	160.00–168.50	164.71

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.